AB 984

This bill requires the Department of Health Services to distribute $428,000 in

each fiscal year of the 2023-25 biennium to Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin

and Upper Michigan, Inc., to operate a school-centered mental health program in

two schools in this state. Under the bill, LSS must use the money to support full-time

therapist positions, family coach positions, and any other positions necessary to

operate the school-centered mental health program. Finally, under the bill, the

school-centered mental health program must meet various criteria, including that

it serve the most at-risk pupils and families at the school, serve pupils and families

year-round, include classroom observations and pupil-specific behavior

intervention, include evidence-based individual or family therapy, and provide

family coaching that provides skill development and parent education aligned with

therapeutic goals.